Category: strike

  • Cargill Dunlop workers end 41-day strike with ratified agreement: Members of UFCW Local 175 will return to work

    Article Content MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, July 6, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — On Saturday, July 6, 2024, 960 unionized employees at Cargill Dunlop in Guelph ratified a new collective agreement after 41 days of picketing. The workers, represented by Section 175 of the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW), went on strike…

  • Restaurants Canada on LCBO Strike

    Article Content statement TORONTO, July 5, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Restaurants Canada is urging the Restaurants Canada Association, the government and the striking workers to continue negotiating to reach a quick resolution and end the labour dispute. The summer season is a critical time for restaurants and bars that rely…

  • Samsung Electronics workers to strike on July 8-10, union official says By Reuters

    By Heekyung Yang and Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s Samsung Electronics Co Ltd workers’ union has called a strike from July 8 to 10, a union official said on Tuesday, as it steps up industrial action against the country’s most valuable company. The official told Reuters by phone…

  • WestJet’s union ends strike after reaching deal with carrier By Reuters

    (Reuters) – The union representing striking mechanics at Canada’s WestJet Airlines said on Monday it had negotiated a contract with the carrier, ending their strike with immediate effect. WestJet said its members will return to work to restore the network after the airline was forced to ground 130 aircraft at…

  • Labour Appeals to Tata Steel to Postpone Port Talbot Closure Amid Strike Threat

    Labour politicians are calling on Tata Steel to refrain from making irreversible decisions before next week’s general election. The Indian company recently announced that it plans to accelerate the closure of blast furnaces at its Port Talbot plant due to an impending industrial strike. Tata Steel, Britain’s largest steelmaker, has…

  • Bitcoin Lightning App Strike Expands to UK with Global Transfers

    Bitcoin Lightning Payments App Contains Strike Expanded into the UKallowing UK residents to buy, sell and transfer Bitcoin globally. just in: #Bitcoin Lightning Payments Strike App Launches to Millions Across the UK ?? pic.twitter.com/lIcW6xF7YG — Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) June 25, 2024 Strike, founded by Jack Mallers, aims to make Bitcoin…

  • Tata Steel Workers to Strike for First Time in 40 Years Over Job Cuts

    In a historic move, about 1,500 Tata Steel workers will begin an indefinite strike next month in response to the company’s plans to cut thousands of jobs. This will be the first strike by UK steelworkers in more than 40 years, according to the trade union Unite. The strike, scheduled…

  • Canada’s WestJet Airlines says union rescinds strike notice By Reuters

    (Reuters) – Canadian airline WestJet Airlines said on Thursday it was working to resume normal operations after the union representing its maintenance engineers lifted a strike notice, with both sides agreeing to return to the negotiating table. WestJet, which is backed by Onex Corp and competes with Air Canada, is…

  • U.S. East Coast port union strike threat to test shippers’ nerves By Reuters

    (Reuters) – Labor talks at U.S. ports on the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico represent a looming danger for retailers, manufacturers and other shippers already struggling with longer transit times and higher costs. The International Longshoremen’s Association’s contract, which covers 45,000 workers at thirty ports from Maine to Texas,…

  • Market Expert Says Bitcoin Price Has Officially Left The Danger Zone, Can Price Strike $100,000?

    Cryptocurrency analyst Rekt Capital It was recently suggested that the worst may be over for Bitcoin. If so, the flagship cryptocurrency could be poised for a move to the upside, rising to AS Up to $100,000which is what some other cryptocurrency analysts expected. Bitcoin is out of the “danger zone”…

  • ARK, 21Shares strike staking feature from Ethereum ETF plans

    ARK Invest and 21Shares have decided to remove the cryptocurrency staking feature from their Ethereum (ETH) exchange-traded fund (ETF) proposal. Changes in Staking Plans, and the SEC’s Response The decision to remove quotas from the ETF structure follows successful discussions with the US securities regulator, which led to a move…

  • Apple’s Maryland store workers vote to authorize strike By Reuters

    (Reuters) – Workers at an Apple (NASDAQ:) store in Towson, Maryland, voted to allow a strike, the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (AIM) said in a statement late on Saturday. A layoff date has not yet been set, according to the union that represents Apple retail store workers…